RPC VI, 10463 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10463 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L I = 10
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥ(Ϲ)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ι
Reverse design Roma standing facing, head left, wearing helmet and cuirass, holding spear and raising right hand; in front, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 4437, Geissen 2462, E 3173 (10)
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1936,0409.9 BMC 3177, ex Münzhandlung Basel 1936, lot 1079
2 2     P: 8538040 AA.GR.5702
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64691
4 4     Frankfurt: 857
5 5     ✸ Cologne Geissen 2462
6 6     D 4437 = Naville Numismatics 72, 27 Mar. 2022, lot 368